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"Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California"--
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After not being able to recall the time he spent on an Israeli Army mission during the Lebanon War, Ari attempts to unravel the mystery by traveling around the world to interview old friends and comrades. As the pieces of the puzzle begin to come together, his memory begins to return in illustrations that are surreal.
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Traces legal clerk Arturo Schomburg's efforts to curate a collection of African books, letters, music, and art.
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Tells the dramatic story of the Apollo missions and their heroic astronauts. Go from President John F. Kennedy's historic speech to the manned space missions and through to the defining moment of the space program - putting a man on the moon. These are the stories of the men, women and children who lived, breathed and manufactured from the power of human will, one of the greatest achievements in the history of mankind.
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The best-selling book ever on classroom management and teaching for student achievement with over 3.3 million copies sold. The book walks a teacher, either novice or veteran, through structuring and organizing a classroom for success that can be applied at any time of the year at any grade level, pre-K through college.
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Freaky Friday (1976): A mother and daughter find their personalities switched and have to live each other's lives on one strange Friday.
Freaky Friday (2003): An overworked mother and her daughter do not get along. When they switch bodies, each is forced to adapt to the other's life for one freaky Friday.
Freaky Friday (Made-for TV movie): A musical about what happens when a mom and daughter argue, get their bodies magically switched, and have to...
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Murderers' row: Having kidnapped the inventor of a death ray that can incinerate entire cities, Julian Wall (Karl Malden) intends to destroy Washington, D.C., as a warning to all those who oppose him. But he hasn't counted on Matt Helm (Dean Martin), who teams up with the inventor's go-go dancing daughter (Ann-Margaret) to save the world from Wall's wicked scheme.
Silencers: Matt Helm (Dean Martin), ICE's greatest secret agent, is in hot pursuit...
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As the public becomes aware of genetic mutants with special powers and prejudice grow against them, Professor Xavier brings them together to harness their powers for the good of mankind and to combat the evil Magneto; When a military leader hatches a plan to eradicate mutants, the X-men form an alliance with their old enemy Magneto to try and stop him; When science announces a cure for mutant powers, Magneto his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants resist...
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This film discusses how the events of September 11, 2001 have influenced United States politics, from advancing a pre-existing military agenda to curtailing civil liberties and social programs. Places the Bush administration's justifications for the war in the context of the struggle by neo-conservatives to increase American power globally by means of force. Contends that the administration has deliberately manipulated intelligence, political imagery,...
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Includes all 3 films: Night at the Museum (Larry Daley - Ben Stiller - takes a job at a museum where the exhibits come to life - and wreak total havoc - after dark), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Ben Stiller returns as Larry Daler,and this time, Larry and his nocturnal friends face new dangers when a cranky pharaoh unveils his outrageous plan to take over the Smithsonian Instituation, and the world!), and Night at the Museum: Secret...
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The good girl: "Thirty-year old Justine longs for a life more fulfilling than the one she leads with her boring husband and dead-end job. But when a passionate young co-worker catches her eye and steals her heart, Justine's good girl existence takes a turn for the worse"--Container.
The object of my affection: "Nina is a young woman who falls in love with her new roommate, George, even though he's gay and loves her purely as a friend. When Nina becomes...
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Action sequences and peril, brief rude humor.
Spy kids: Nine years ago, international spies Gregorio and Ingrid Cortz traded espionage for parenthood, but when they are called out on a secret mission, they are kidnapped, and fortunately their children possess the skills and know-how to reunite the family.
Spy kids 2, the island of lost dreams: Carmen and Juni Cortez are back. Now they are full-fledged SPYkid operatives with the OSS. Together they...
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Criterion collection volume 737
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The blues accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins: A portrait of Texas bluesman Lightin' Hopkins created via a collection of musical performances and oral histories.
God respects us when we work, but loves us when we dance: A look at hippies and flower children as they dance and create rituals during the Los Angeles "Love-In" of Easter Sunday, 1967.
Spend it all: A portrayal of the lives and music of the French-speaking Cajuns of Louisiana.
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Sam Tucker, a successful stay-at-home graphic novelist, has hit a mid-life and creative crisis. Six months late on the deadline of his latest novel, Sam has already created turmoil with his publisher after his last book was a disaster. When his therapist wife Mary suspects Sam of having an affair with Sherrie, his provocative next-door neighbor, she is surprised to find out he's actually spending time with the other next-door neighbor, Jeff, a gay...
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